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Avian malaria co-infections confound infectivity and vector competence assays of Plasmodium homopolare. [PDF]

, 2018
Currently, there are very few studies of avian malaria that investigate relationships among the host-vector-parasite triad concomitantly. In the current study, we experimentally measured the vector competence of several Culex mosquitoes for a newly ...
Barker, Christopher M, Carlson, Jenny S, Cornel, Anthony J, Nelms, Brittany, Reisen, William K, Sehgal, Ravinder NM   +5 more
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Associations between Afrotropical bats, eukaryotic parasites, and microbial symbionts

Molecular Ecology, Volume 31, Issue 7, Page 1939-1950, April 2022., 2022
Abstract Skin is the largest mammalian organ and the first defensive barrier against the external environment. The skin and fur of mammals can host a wide variety of ectoparasites, many of which are phylogenetically diverse, specialized, and specifically adapted to their hosts.
Holly L. Lutz, Jack A. Gilbert, Carl W. Dick   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Novel phylogenetic clade of avian Haemoproteus parasites (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) from Accipitridae raptors, with description of a new Haemoproteus species. [PDF]

Parasite
Harl J, Fauchois A, Puech MP, Gey D, Ariey F, Izac B, Weissenböck H, Chakarov N, Iezhova T, Valkiūnas G, Duval L.   +10 more
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Avian malaria affecting penguins in zoological gardens, aquariums and wildlife parks in the UK

Veterinary Record, Volume 189, Issue 9, 6/13 November 2021., 2021
Abstract Background Avian malaria has caused mortalities in captive penguins worldwide and it is a conservation threat for some wild penguins. The experience of staff working on penguins is highly valuable for the improvement of captivity conditions. Methods An online questionnaire was designed to collect avian malaria information in penguins in the UK.
Arturo Hernandez‐Colina, Merit Gonzalez‐Olvera, Lindsay Eckley, Javier Lopez, Matthew Baylis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Haemosporidian parasites of Antelopes and other vertebrates from Gabon, Central Africa [PDF]

, 2016
Re-examination, using molecular tools, of the diversity of haemosporidian parasites (among which the agents of human malaria are the best known) has generally led to rearrangements of traditional classifications.
Arnathau, C., Boundenga, L., Delicat-Loembet, L., Durand, P., Gilabert, A., Leroy, Eric, Makanga, B., Moukodoum, N. D., Mve-Ondo, B., Okouga, A. P., Ollomo, B., Paupy, Christophe, Prugnolle, Franck, Rahola, Nil, Renaud, F., Rougeron, V., Tidiane, B. A. C., Yacka-Mouele, L.   +17 more
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Effects of blood parasite infections on spatiotemporal migration patterns and activity budgets in a long‐distance migratory passerine

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 11, Issue 2, Page 753-762, January 2021., 2021
Using multisensor loggers and real‐time quantitative PCR, we found that infections with avian haemosporidian parasites have diverse, but relatively weak effects on the migration of great reed warblers. Our findings indicate that some parasite effects can be compensated and that avian hosts can cope with a broad range of chronic infection intensities ...
Tamara Emmenegger, Staffan Bensch, Steffen Hahn, Dmitry Kishkinev, Petr Procházka, Pavel Zehtindjiev, Silke Bauer   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The evolutionary host switches of Polychromophilus: a multi-gene phylogeny of the bat malaria genus suggests a second invasion of mammals by a haemosporidian parasite

Malaria Journal, 2012
Background The majority of Haemosporida species infect birds or reptiles, but many important genera, including Plasmodium, infect mammals. Dipteran vectors shared by avian, reptilian and mammalian Haemosporida, suggest multiple invasions of Mammalia ...
Witsenburg Fardo, Salamin Nicolas, Christe Philippe   +2 more
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Non-invasive investigation of Polychromophilus parasite infections in bat populations in Serbia using bat flies

Parasites & Vectors, 2023
Background Haemosporidian parasites of the genus Polychromophilus infect bats worldwide. They are vectored by obligate ectoparasitic bat flies of the family Nycteribiidae.
Branka Bajić, Oskar Werb, Ivana Budinski, Jelena Blagojević, Juliane Schaer, Jaap van Schaik   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ecological immunology of mosquito-malaria interactions: Of non-natural versus natural model systems and their inferences [PDF]

, 2009
There has been a recent shift in the literature on mosquito/Plasmodium interactions with an increasingly large number of theoretical and experimental studies focusing on their population biology and evolutionary processes.
Tripet, F
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Carrion crows (Corvus corone) of southwest Germany: important hosts for haemosporidian parasites

Malaria Journal, 2017
Background Avian malaria parasites (Plasmodium spp.) and other Haemosporida (Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon spp.) form a diverse group of vector-transmitted blood parasites that are abundant in many bird families.
Sandrine Schmid, Katrin Fachet, Anke Dinkel, Ute Mackenstedt, Friederike Woog   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source